碳足迹（CF）分析是 估计的二氧化碳和其他温室气体 （GHG）与特定活动相关的排放 或者工业。没有一个标准化的治疗方案 开发水生产的CF，美国公用事业公司 必须借鉴其他国家和地区的经验 调整其他行业使用的方法。 在英国，强制监管 大型工业的排放促进了合作 为水工业开发CF方法。 英国和澳大利亚的公用事业公司正在进行CF 分析并利用这些信息更好地 了解他们的水源对环境的影响 生产 首先，定义了各种公用事业活动，包括信息 关于电力和潜在温室气体排放 收集后，温室气体转化为二氧化碳 创建一个等价评估。实用程序 然后可以使用此基线CF作为管理工具 指导有关可持续运营和建设的决策 项目以及未来的资源和治疗 以及传输设施。包括13个参考文献、表格、图表。

A carbon footprint (CF) analysis is the sum of the estimated carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with a particular activity or industry. Without a standardized protocol for developing a CF of water production, U.S. utilities must draw on the experiences of other nations and adapt approaches used in other industries. In the United Kingdom, mandatory regulation of emissions for large industry has spurred collaborative development of CF methods for the water industry. British and Australian utilities are conducting CF analyses and using this information to better understand the environmental impact of their water production. First, various utility activities are defined, information about power and potential GHG emissions is gathered, and the GHGs are converted to carbon dioxide equivalents to create a CF assessment. The utility can then use this baseline CF as a management tool to guide decisions about sustainable operations and construction projects as well as future resources and treatment and transmission facilities. Includes 13 references, table, figure.